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| Israeli bomb strikes U.N. outpost |
| 2006-07-25 |
| Israeli troops sealed off a Hezbollah stronghold Tuesday and widened their foothold in southern Lebanon, but officials said Israeli bombs killed six people in a south Lebanon town and two U.N. observers in a border outpost with two other peacekeepers feared dead. U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said the strike on the U.N. border outpost was "apparently deliberate" and demanded Israel investigate. A bomb dropped by an Israel warplane scored a direct hit on the post in the town of Khiyam, near the eastern sector of the border, U.N. officials said. Annan said two U.N. military observers were killed with two more were feared dead as rescue workers tried to clear the rubble. Other stuff at link. |
| Posted by:GK |
| #18 whooops...what are you guys doing here any way... |
| Posted by: long hair republican 2006-07-25 22:59 |
| #17 Apparantly the attack had more than one component, so it was not a 'bad' bomb or shell - the ordnance went where it was intended to go. It could be somebody transmitted/entered an errant coordinate, but that seems too random to just unluckily whack the place. Which leaves us with - the bombs hit a 'target'. Since the Israelis apparantly knew where all the UN facilities were and thus were not likely targetting them 'strategically' one is led to conclude they were targetted by counterbattery radar or observation of a missile truck or such. My guess - Hezbollah moved a launcher in specifically to get the UN post blasted by Israel. Good propaganda, and I believe that is their strongest suit. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2006-07-25 22:18 |
| #16 Those UN posts are putting on the internet IDF troop movements and other information for the world to see, including Hezbullah. They are also rebuilding roads that the IDF took out to specifically impede the Hezbullah. http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/missions/unifil/pr09.pdf |
| Posted by: Chomble Grolutch3348 2006-07-25 22:14 |
| #15 Fuck you, Kofi. Too bad you weren't sitting in that hole with them. If they were doing what they were supposed to be doing over there in the first place, maybe this shit never even starts. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-07-25 22:12 |
| #14 Like I asked in a different thread. Observers or Hezbollah spotters? Its the U.N. after all. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2006-07-25 21:52 |
| #13 The IDF has been pretty good about their strikes. Perhaps these "military observers" were doing more than observing. |
| Posted by: Xenophon 2006-07-25 21:32 |
| #12 Casualties of war... stuff like this is bound to happen.. Notice the big outcry over the deaths ? Nobodies seems to care when these terrorist assholes kidnap innocent civilians and cut their limbs off. We all know how pathetically useless the U.N is. |
| Posted by: Oztralian 2006-07-25 21:26 |
| #11 ..and, flipping between MSM stations, well, they are just flipping out! Shortly, we will be hearing, "why didn't Bush get those folks out of there?" |
| Posted by: Sherry 2006-07-25 21:06 |
| #10 Wondering what kind of outrage Annan had after the bombing of the UN embassy in Iraq, I did a little google search. Annan's strongest words against the terrorists that bombed the UN embassy in Iraq, killing their head guy and 14 others. Secretary-General Kofi Annan denounced as an inexcusable "act of unprovoked and murderous violence. and "I also hope to see those who have perpetrated this outrage brought to justice," he added. "Most of all, I hope to see Iraq restored as soon as possible to peace, security and full independence. The United Nations will make every effort to bring that about." Something about the rhetoric and the tone don't seem to match for the two incidents. After all, bombing an embassy and killing 14, to me, is a far greatest crime than hitting a remote outpost located in a war zone, that has obviously been under intense fire for at least a week now. And, from what is prolly gonna be, a couple of bombs gone bad, or too early. Hurry up, January, we need this guy out of here. |
| Posted by: Sherry 2006-07-25 21:05 |
| #9 The silver lining about this is that it is going to make it take longer to put a peacekeeping force together, giving Israel more time to take care of business. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-07-25 20:56 |
#8 Here's what scum bucket Anan had to say:Secretary-General Kofi Annan said he was "shocked and deeply distressed by the apparently deliberate targeting" of the U.N. post. Two U.N. military observers were dead and two others were feared dead, Annan said in a statement Tuesday night. It seems negligent to me to leave these folks in that kind of position. They should have been evacuated days ago. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-07-25 20:43 |
| #7 Another question: What the hell were they doing in the middle of a war zone? Surely to Allan they didn't think they could keep any peace there, did they? Actually, I blame Kofi, Egeland, et al. - as well as the Hizzies - for starting this. The "peacekeepers" should have been pulled out as soon as the fighting started. They were sacrificed by the UN to score points against Israel. More lives to answer for when the U |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2006-07-25 20:36 |
| #6 Too bad that can't be fixed, eh, #5 NS? |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2006-07-25 20:31 |
| #5 Yeah, but it's just poor Indian grunts who die, not Kofi, Egeland or Malloch Brown. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-07-25 20:26 |
| #4 Based upon what I've read here at RB, there is little difference between the UN and HB as they relate to Israel. Payback is a bitch. |
| Posted by: Mark Z 2006-07-25 20:25 |
| #3 Gotta love the "oops" bomb. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2006-07-25 20:07 |
| #2 Unarmed but there since 1948 parently. Up to four deaders "apparently deliberitary" targeted cording to Kofi, "deap shock and horror" blue baby duck nonsense is first impressions. |
| Posted by: pihkalbadger 2006-07-25 20:03 |
| #1 Report I read said it killed 5 Indian UNIFIL troops. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-07-25 20:01 |